#romanglass

This has sold already but I thought you might be interested to see how I used what I think is an Anglo-Saxon buckle plate I found recently at a flea market. The buckle plate was used to attach the leather or textile to the buckle, making the join stronger. These plates were made either of a single sheet of cast metal or a folded rectangular sheet of metal. These I think have rivets that would have held the textile/leather. The ancient patina and texture with the turquoise and bronze really is something special and sits so well with the ceramic scarab beetle that I made from a mold I made of a 1920's Egyptian Revival milk glass bead. Other artefacts include Roman glass beads, reclaimed heishi, lava stone and carved bone beads. . . . #artefactjewelry #thingsImade #metaldetectingfinds #beltbuckle #romanglass #archeologyinspired #scarabbeetle #egyptianrevival #sustainablejewelry #reclaimedbeads #heishibeads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2Q2v0IhdU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Last pair of rustic ammonite earrings have just been listed in my Etsy shop complete with iridescent Roman glass beads and raw chalcedony nuggets that I cut myself. Nature is beautifully rough-hewn sometimes... . . . #ammoniteearrings #polishedammonite #fossilearrings #ammonitefossil #romanglass #chalcedony #rawchalcedony #rusticearrings #alternativefashion #sustainablejewelry #primitivestyle #romanglassbeads #reclaimed #wiccanjewelry https://www.instagram.com/p/ClZRLgRtcEB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I did a weird thing with a crystal cluster I picked up at an antiques shop and a broken key bow given to me by a local metal detecting chap. I turned the decorative key head into a bail for the crystal and carefully drilled a hole for it underwater. They work quite well together I think! This necklace has already been snaffled from my shop, but I wanted to say - looky, looky, there are some of my handmade ceramic beads. I'm getting all artisanal and shit. . . . #quartzcrystalcluster #keybow #ceramicbeads #artisanbeads #metaldetectingfinds #madeinlincolnshire #potterybeads #romanglass #romanglassbeads #beltbuckle #larimarjewelry #larimar #rawaquamarine https://www.instagram.com/p/CgOgknlN_24/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I didn’t get the chance to show you the earrings I made with the scarab beetles I created from quick cure clay as they sold right away. Lucky me. I think I’ll make a couple of variations as I just adore the scarab beetle and am really pleased with the silicone mold I made of the 1920’s milk glass bead I found. . . . #scarabbeetle #scarabbeetleearrings #assemblagejewelry #assemblageearrings #romanglass #egyptianrevival #eygptianrevivalbeads #quickcureclay (at Harrowby, Lincolnshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSub-vCAPV5/?utm_medium=tumblr

A nod to the past and times gone by - a flint arrowhead pendant featuring four reclaimed beads made from excess glass found at Roman archaeological sites, arranged together using wire produced using recycled sterling silver. . . . #upcycling #upcycled #recycling #recycledsilver #romanglass #romanglassbeads #ecofriendly #flintknapping #flintarrowhead #arrowheadnecklace #flint #arrow #arrowheadjewelry (at Harrowby, Lincolnshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8diFAWhgg_/?igshid=le1mpqvobz49

Ancient Roman Green Glass 925 Silver Freshwater Pearl Earrings

These earrings are handmade with fragments of ancient Roman glass that was blown by the Romans over two thousand years ago. The glass has a rainbow patina that is like a rainbow f color in the sunlight. #Romanglass #handmadesilverjewelry #pieceofhistory #glassblowinghistory #shopbejeweled #shopsathilltop #virginiabeach See the complete collection at https://shopbejeweled.com/collections/roman-glass-jewelry (at BeJeweled, Virginia Beach, VA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpoATkdOMsG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It's super exciting to find these odd lost objects and then conjure up ways to assemble them together again. There are so many favourite oddities in this bracelet, from the broken Italian mosaic brooch that needed some repair, to the ceramic hand-painted flower in filigree bezel which I strengthened the connectors and soldered jump rings to. I'm so grateful to those who kept these weird beautiful broken pieces for me to find and that they didn't just end up in the bin decades ago. . . . If you've read this far and you're intrigued to know what each piece is - i. Repurposed Italian vintage micro mosaic art broken brooch with bright flower detail possibly from the early 1900's ii. Carved mother of pearl broken brooch with beautiful carving iii. Vintage filigree round connector with missing rhinestones iv. One of my own hand made ceramic flower cabochons rustically claw prong set to a scrap of vintage tea tin v. Blue Aurora rhinestone broken clip on earring repurposed into a connector vi. Vintage enamel hand painted flower connector that I have soldered with jump rings vii. A pair of tiny bells with rhinestones to end the adjustment chain viii. A selection of aqua colour Czech glass beads connecting elements of the bracelet ix. Hand made stainless steel shepherds hook clasp x. A series of ancient Roman glass beads connecting elements of the bracelet Available in my Etsy shop. . . . #assemblageart #assemblagebracelet #romanglass #rhinestones #aurorarhinestones #motherofpearl #motherofpearlbrooch #mosaic #mosaicjewelry #italianmosaic #souvenirjewelry #vintagestyle #vintagejewelry #sustainablefashion #sustainability #lostobjects #lostandfound #antiquejewelry https://www.instagram.com/p/Cflh1DsNUEN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=